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    Tiptoe Through Genesis
    Tiptoe Through Genesis
    Tiptoe Through Genesis
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    Tiptoe Through Genesis

    By Nancy Reuben

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    What if the oldest, most influential book in history, Genesis, had a secret message for you? It's possible for readers of this uniquely accessible biblical adaptation.

    For those familiar with the written Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy), this book is a welcome alternative to the many translations, rabbinic commentaries and bible summaries available.

    “Once in awhile a groundbreaking book truly occurs,” writes Arthur Kurzweil, author of Torah for Dummies. “It is not hyperbole to say that this book gives the student of Torah a new and an amazing doorway inside the text. This superb book provides and authentic, effective, personal, emotional and intellectual way to study the Torah. Wow!”

    As the very first book of the entire Bible, the book of Genesis offers some of the most memorable passages and scenes which means readers of all backgrounds and religions will delight in this refreshing new approach.

    Combining simplicity of format, content clarity, and brevity, this book offers readers a meaningful path through this treasure trove of wisdom and way to start a spiritual conversation.

    Ultimately, this highly readable book, catering to the need for fast and fulfilling, offers spiritual intimacy and self-discovery for those who seek it. Instead of giving answers, readers are encouraged to engage with the text through questions that link these eternal words to modern daily life. In other words, this thoughtful adaptation takes the oldest book and makes it all the more relevant, right now.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNancy Reuben
    Release dateSep 27, 2019
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      Tiptoe Through Genesis - Nancy Reuben

      Adaptation Goals

      #1 Keeping it short.

      This format allows you to read it through in

      one sitting, over time, daily, weekly

      when you need help, hope

      or whenever the mood strikes.

      #2 Keeping it easy.

      Since biblical names, relationships

      and time lapses can be very confusing

      text has been added in brackets for clarification

      or to introduce passages.

      {example of added text in brackets}

      #3 Keeping it flowing.

      To keep things moving, this book

      leaves out, condenses or alludes

      to lists of details

      like lineage and wars and journeys.

      #4 Keeping the poetry.

      Relying on a variety of English

      translations and sources

      each word was chosen for its accuracy

      and poetic power.

      #5 Keeping it verifiable.

      Every Torah translation is unique

      in its word choices so it would be

      very rare for my adapted text

      to match word for word with your translation.

      To compare any passage

      use traditional biblical notation

      (Portion, Section, Line) starting with Genesis 1:1.

      For example: Portion Noah 9:8-17.

      Go to the 9th Section and read Lines 8 through 17.

      Note: Any bracketed {added text}

      is not included in notation.

      #6 Keeping it relatable.

      To foster connection and curiosity

      my starter questions are railings

      on this Tiptoe bridge

      something to hold on to

      as you explore the text

      with yourself

      and discuss with others.

      As for the answers

      there are no right

      or wrong answers.

      There are only answers

      that are honest for you.

      Remember

      this is not a word for word translation

      nor the complete original Torah text.

      This is my adaptation

      lovingly built for crossing over

      the fence of Torah

      a bridge

      high enough

      to look over

      and close enough

      to look within.

      May

      Tiptoe Through Genesis

      be a source

      of light and blessing

      in your life.

      Nancy

      In the beginning of

      God’s creating

      the heavens and the earth

      when

      the earth

      was astonishingly

      empty

      and

      darkness

      was upon the surface

      of the deep

      Divine Presence

      hovered

      over the surface

      of the waters.

      Genesis 1:1-2

      Q. Does God still create? Over what or whom do you hover?

      {From the beginning did God create

      the heaven and the earth. And this earth was once confused

      and tangled, and darkness was over the turmoil

      and a breath of God

      hovered over the waters.}

      And God said

      Let there be light.

      And then there was light.

      God saw that the light was good

      and separated light from darkness

      calling to

      the light Day

      and

      to the darkness Night.

      It was evening and it was morning

      one day.

      Genesis 1:3-5

      Q. How can God’s Words create light? How do you understand good?

      God said Let there be an expanse

      to separate

      the waters

      from the waters.

      And it was so.

      God called to the firmament

      Heaven.

      It was evening and it was morning

      a second day.

      Genesis 1:6-8

      Q. How do you understand heaven? When have you felt the need to separate from some thing, some place or some one?

      God said

      Let the waters under the heaven

      be gathered into one area and let dry land

      appear.

      And it was so.

      God called to the dry land

      Earth

      and to the waters

      Seas.

      God saw that it was good.

      God said

      Let the earth sprout vegetation.

      And it was so.

      The earth brought forth

      vegetation and herbage yielding seeds

      and trees bearing fruit with seeds.

      And God saw that it was good.

      It was evening and it was morning

      a third day.

      Genesis 1:9-13

      Q. How does Nature reveal the Divine? What do you see when you look for good in your day?

      God said Let there be two luminaries

      in the expanse of the heaven

      to shine upon the earth

      and serve as signs for festivals, days and years.

      And God made

      the greater luminary to dominate the day

      the lesser, the night.

      And the stars.

      And God saw that it was good.

      It was evening and it was morning

      a fourth day.

      Genesis 1:14-19

      Q. How do you feel when you look at the sun, moon and stars? What provides rhythm for your life?

      God said Let the waters

      teem

      with living beings which move

      and let fowl fly over the earth

      across

      the expanse of the heavens.

      And God created

      sea creatures and creepers

      and winged fowl of every kind.

      And God saw that it was good.

      God blessed them

      Be fruitful and multiply.

      It was evening and it was morning

      a fifth day.

      Genesis 1:20-23

      Q. How do you understand blessings? How do you measure your daily successes?

      God said Let the earth bring forth living creatures, each

      according to its kind; animals, creeping things and land beasts.

      And God created them and saw they were good.

      God said Let us make man

      with our image and likeness.

      They shall rule

      over the living creatures and the whole earth.

      And God created man in God’s image.

      In the image of God

      male and female

      God created them.

      God blessed them Be fertile and multiply. Fill the earth and

      rule over all the living in the waters, the skies and the land.

      God said Behold I have given you

      seeds for all vegetation and trees.

      These are foods for you and the animals and birds.

      These are foods for every living soul.

      And it was so.

      Indeed, God saw all that God had made

      and it was very good.

      And it was evening and it was morning

      the sixth day.

      Genesis 1:24-31

      Q. How is creating humans an act of Divine love? Why are all humans created equal?

      Thus the heaven

      and the earth

      and all their hosts

      were finished in six days.

      By the seventh day

      God completed the work God had begun.

      God ceased

      from the creating work

      on the seventh day.

      God blessed

      the seventh day

      and

      declared it holy

      by ceasing the work

      God had done before.

      Genesis 2:1-3

      Q. Why is the Sabbath a blessing? What, for you, makes time holy?

      When God made the heaven and the earth

      there were no trees or herbs

      for there

      had yet to be rain from God

      or man to work the ground.

      A mist

      rose up from the earth and watered

      the ground.

      And God formed man

      from the dust of the ground

      and blew into his nostrils

      the soul of life

      and man

      became

      a living being.

      Genesis 2:4-7

      Q. Are you a body with a soul or a soul with a body? How do you feel when you consciously breathe deeply?

      God planted a garden in Eden

      and placed there the man

      God had formed.

      And God caused every tree

      to sprout from the ground.

      Each pleasant to look at and good to eat

      including the Tree of Life

      in the middle of the garden

      and

      the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad.

      A river flowed out of Eden

      to water the garden

      then it divided and was the head of four rivers.

      God

      placed the man

      in the garden in Eden

      to work it

      and guard it.

      Genesis 2:8-15

      Q. Compare Good and Bad to Good and Evil. What do you guard?

      {God placed the man God had formed

      in the garden in Eden to work it and guard it.}

      God commanded the man saying

      You may freely eat

      of all the trees in the garden

      but

      from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad

      do not eat

      for on the day you eat of it

      you shall definitely die.

      Genesis 2:16-17

      Q. How do you understand the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad? How do you like free choice?

      {God placed man in the garden in Eden.}

      God said

      It is not good for man to be alone.

      I will make him

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